Ashish Sinha

ADANI FALLOUT: SC ASKS CENTRE
TO TIGHTEN REGULATORY S

February 11, 2023

The Supreme Court on Friday sought the Securities and Exchange Board of India›s (Sebi) response on 2 PILs accusing the market regulator of inaction in regulating the share markets in the face of Hindenburg report which resulted in crash of Adani Group company’s share prices and massive loss to small...

SC asks Centre to file reply on marital rape

January 17, 2023

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to file a reply to the petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Exception 2 to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, relating to the marital rape issue. Exception 2 to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, which defines rape, states...

SC cracks whip on hate speech: ‘buck stops with government’

January 14, 2023

In the wake of growing incidents of hate speech, the Supreme Court on Friday said the “buck ultimately stops with the government” to clamp down on hate speech and hate crimes, as they are offences committed on the society. The top court was hearing a batch of pleas seeking steps...

Who will control services, Delhi govt or Centre? Supreme Court says balance has to be found

January 12, 2023

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that it would have to find a balance and decide whether the control over services in Delhi should be with the Centre or the Delhi government or a median has to be found. A five-judge Constitution bench of Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, Justices MR...

Demolition halted as locals protest for compensation

January 11, 2023

Authorities at Joshimath began the demolition work on Tuesday in the holy town, which developed cracks in the wake of the landslide and subsidence. However, the demolition had to be stopped due to protest of the locals who are demanding compensation. Cracks have been noticed in 678 buildings in the...

Sedition Law may be abolished soon, SC resumes hearing today

January 10, 2023

The Supreme Court on Wednesday is scheduled to hear the Sedition Law case, may be paving the way for abolishing of outdated norms. The Sedition Law will be debated in the apex court after about 7 months. Most of the laws are framed during the British era and now has...

Can’t uproot 50,000 people: SC halts Haldwani eviction

January 6, 2023

Thousands of people who faced the prospect of being left homeless in the middle of the harsh North Indian winter won a major reprieve from the Supreme Court on Thursday as it paused an eviction drive on railway land in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani. A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and...

SC: No additional curbs on free speech of lawmakers

January 4, 2023

The Supreme Court has ruled that additional restrictions on the right to free speech cannot be imposed on ministers, MPs and MLAs. The grounds to restrict this right are exhaustive under Article 19(2), a Constitution bench said by a 4:1 majority on Tuesday. A five-judge Constitution bench of Justices S...

TOP COURT’S MAJORITY VERDICT FINDS NO FLAW IN CENTRE’S NOTE BAN MOVE

January 3, 2023

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Monday upheld the Union Government’s November 2016 decision to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes. A five-judge Constitution bench dismissed a batch of petitions challenging the Centre’s 2016 decision to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes and said...

‘Cyber crimes increasing despite enhanced use of cyber space’

December 14, 2022

With enhanced use of cyberspace, the number of cyber crimes, including fraud, is also increasing, Minister of State for Home Ajay Kumar Mishra told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. The MoS shared the input in a written reply to a query from Lower House members Nishikant Dubey, Jual Oram, and...

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